Crossgatehall Halt
General information
LocationCrossgatehall, East Lothian
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1913 (1913-08-01)Opened
1 January 1917Temporarily closed
1 February 1919Reopened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Crossgatehall Halt railway station served the Dalkeith Colliery pits in the hamlet of Crossgatehall, East Lothian, Scotland, from 1913 to 1930 on the Macmerry Branch.

History

The station was opened on 1 August 1913 by the North British Railway. Opposite the platform was Dalkeith Colliery signal box, which opened a year before the station. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 22 September 1930.[1] The railway cottage to the north survives, although in a heavily modified state.

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 142. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ormiston
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Macmerry Branch		   Smeaton
Line and station closed

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